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What Is a Good Google PageSpeed Score?

Answered by Arslan Ijaz, Survyc

Updated November 11, 2026

1 min read

Short answer

A good Google PageSpeed score is 90 to 100. Scores from 50 to 89 need improvement, and anything below 50 is poor, according to Google's Lighthouse scoring. For rankings, the Core Web Vitals matter more than the number: loading within 2.5 seconds, responding within 200 milliseconds, and little layout shift.

What do the score ranges mean?

90 to 100: good.
50 to 89: needs improvement.
0 to 49: poor.

Source: Lighthouse performance scoring. Google says a perfect 100 is not expected.

What matters more than the score?

The three Core Web Vitals, measured on real visitors:

LCP (loading): 2.5 seconds or less.
INP (responsiveness): 200 milliseconds or less.
CLS (visual stability): 0.1 or less.

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